Libyan PM freed after hours of captivity

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan after spending  several hours in captivity  of a ‘former rebel’ militia kidnapped him from a Tripoli hotel in retaliation for his apparent cooperation with a US anti-terror raid. Later Zeidan was freed by his captors unharmed, he urged another militia group who helped in his release to join the regular armed forces. “Libyans need wisdom … not escalation … to deal with this situation,” Zeidan said during a televised cabinet meeting. media reports, A militia commander with ties to the Interior Ministry told a private news channel that another Tripoli-based militia intervened by storming the house where Zeidan was kept, securing his release.